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Court upholds ‘net-neutrality’ rules on Internet access

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of

Abortion

Pro-life movement draws from humanitarian, liberal views

Few Americans may realize that the fight to protect unborn children began long before Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. While the contemporary pro-life movement is often characterized as driven by the religiously devout and political conservatives, the origins and development of the

Massachusetts

Warren bashing Citizens United echoes Sanders more than Clinton

WASHINGTON – She has yet to deliver her coveted endorsement, but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's floor speech Thursday made it clear which Democratic presidential contender best aligns with her progressive views – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Warren railed against the "handful of billionaires" who try to shape America&

boston

Judge rules against Milton Catholic school in gay-hiring retraction

BOSTON (AP) — An all-girls Catholic prep school in Milton violated state anti-discrimination law by rescinding a job offer to a man in a same-sex marriage, a judge ruled, spurring a blistering attack from the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts on Thursday. Matthew Barrett was offered a job as Fontbonne Academy&

federal court

‘Deflategate’ just won’t go away as NFL files appeal

Tom Brady's winning ways on the field keep eluding him in the courtroom, where it's still not game over for the saga widely known as Deflategate. Commissioner Roger Goodell's lawyers late Monday filed an appeal of a federal district court judge's decision